Poland vs Sweden

Poland vs Sweden: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Poland and 2.6% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 1 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Poland vs Sweden: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Poland and 2.6% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 1 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Sweden.
PolandSwedenIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Poland ranked 65 and Sweden ranked 98 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Poland at 2.5% a year and Sweden at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearPolandSweden
20253.62.6
20243.62
202311.45.9
202214.48.1
20215.12.7
20203.40.7
20192.31.7
20181.62
201721.9
2016-0.61.1
2015-0.90.7
2014–0.2
20130.90.4
20123.70.9
20114.31.4
20102.61.9
20093.51.9
20084.23.3
20072.51.7
200611.5
20052.10.8
20043.51
20030.82.3
20021.91.9
20015.52.7
200010.11.3
19997.30.6
199811.81
199714.91.8
199619.91
199527.92.5
199432.22.9
199335.34.7
1992431.4
199170.38.8
1990585.810.5
1989251.16.4
198860.25.8
198725.24.2
198617.84.2
198515.17.4
198475.78
198322.18.9
1982100.88.6
198121.212.1
19809.417.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPolandSweden
20263.21.1
20272.81.9
20283.92.7
20292.72
20302.52
20312.52

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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